Summer sale: Save 58%

Latest

An AI chatbot responding to a query about abortion clinics with information about a crisis pregnancy center instead. (Illustration by Salon)

AI’s abortion misinformation problem

Nicole Karlis

Reproductive rights advocates are pushing back as AI chatbots misdirect abortion seekers

Chief Justice John Roberts attends President Donald Trump’s State of the Union on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Roberts is still in the tank for Trump

Alex Galbraith

E. Jean Carroll's win doesn't erase a pattern of court decisions favoring Trump

Actress Hayden Panettiere attends "Heroes: Countdown to The Premiere" on September 7, 2008, in Los Angeles, California. (Jason LaVeris / FilmMagic)

The myth of the indestructible girl

Melanie McFarland

The "Heroes" and "Nashville" star lived a demanding life weighed down by unreasonable expectations

President Donald Trump steps off Marine One with his aide Natalie Harp on Aug. 16, 2026 (Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

Natalie Harp nurses Trump's decline

Amanda Marcotte

The president's defensive reaction to rampant speculation reveals his fear of aging

Protesters rally against Wells Fargo in solidarity with the people of Standing Rock in Hollywood, California, on December 21, 2016. (TOMMASO BODDI/AFP via Getty Images)

Bring back the corporate death penalty

Troy Farah

We have a mechanism to punish corporations that harm us. We should use it

Arizona Secretary Of State Adrian Fontes speaks with the media at the Burton Barr Central Library on November 05, 2024 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

Tense boiling point on election security

Dion Nissenbaum, Votebeat - Votebeat

Democratic election officials criticized Homeland Security leaders for lackluster support as midterm election looms

An excavator plows through land during construction for a section of border wall near Santa Elena Canyon on August 14, 2026 in Big Bend National Park, Texas. Contractors have begun construction of the Trump administration’s 30-foot southern border wall through Big Bend National Park. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

Trump’s renewed national park exploits

Troy Farah

Last summer, Congress gave the Trump admin $46 billion to construct a wall from the Pacific Ocean to Mexico

Hayden Panettiere (L) Michelle Trachtenberg (R) in "Ice Princess" (Walt Disney / Courtesy Everett Collection)

Hayden Panettiere played against type

Coleman Spilde

In the 2005 film, Panettiere and Michelle Trachtenberg's search for greatness feels eerily prophetic

Black bean soup for tired Mondays (Ashlie Stevens )

Black bean soup for tired weeknights

Ashlie D. Stevens

A smoky, pantry-friendly soup for when you’ve got an hour, but not much energy

Attorney General Todd Blanche looks on as  President Donald Trump speaks on Aug. 14, 2026. (Kent NISHIMURA / AFP via Getty Images)

Todd Blanche's dangerous lie

Heather Digby Parton

On "Meet the Press," the newly confirmed attorney general all but pledged to do Donald Trump's bidding

Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner pose during a summit on Gaza in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, on October 13, 2025. (YOAN VALAT/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump's kids can run, not hide

Sophia Tesfaye

Secret Service agents blocked the subpoena at the door, but Trump's suit could still force testimony

School supplies. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Kid’s school supplies costing more

Chabeli Carrazana - The 19th

From lunchboxes to No. 2 pencils, the prices are skyrocketing. Here's how much

Sophie Thatcher in "Her Private Hell" (Neon)

Sophie Thatcher's haunting fairy tale

Coleman Spilde

Nicolas Winding Refn's neon-drenched fable finally gives Thatcher the role she deserves

President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Pete Hegseth fails up with Trump

Amanda Marcotte

The USS Lincoln disaster reveals the defense secretary’s twisted priorities

(Photo Illustration by Salon / Aerial Footage / Getty Images)

White House encouraging cyberattacks

Troy Farah

Trump's novel cybercrime strategy threatens to backfire

Flock license plate reader and camera with solar panel against a blue sky, Pleasant Hill, California, April 16, 2026. (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images)

Flock part of pattern of stalking women

Jasmine Mithani, The 19th - The 19th

The technology is under fire for how police officers have abused it. But it’s only the symptom of a larger problem

Hayden Panettiere dies at age 36. The former child actor found fame in major TV hits like "Heroes" and "Nashville," as well as roles in "Scream" and a "Bring It On" sequel. Her recent memoir shared about her struggles in growing up in Hollywood. (Axelle/Bauer-Griffin / Getty Images)

Actor Hayden Panettiere dies at 36

CK Smith

The former child star had recently returned to acting and released a candid memoir about her recovery

The crew of the USS Abraham Lincoln have been at sea for over 9 months without breaks. Families are expressing concerns over their loved ones' severely affected physical and mental health. (Handout Photo by the U.S. Navy / Getty Images)

USS Lincoln coming home after 260 days

CK Smith

Families and lawmakers are demanding answers over reported shortages and mental health concerns aboard the carrier

Republican senator and physician Bill Cassidy has been a long-time advocate for vaccines despite the current administration's recent moves to restructure the childhood vaccine schedule. (Maxine Wallace / Getty Images)

Cassidy splits with Trump over vaccines

CK Smith

The GOP senator and physician expressed serious concerns about the "new vaccine" schedule, despite Trump's optimism

Tom Holland in "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" (Sony Pictures)

Why we like some heroes more than others

Melanie McFarland

Maybe it's easier to be chosen than worthy

Vegetables and fruit in reusable bag at a farmers market (Getty Images/ArtMarie)

5 favorite (new) farmers market recipes

Ashlie D. Stevens

They all start with one beautiful thing — squash, peaches, corn, carrots or pickles — and let it lead the way

Trump is in full legacy-building mode, now looking back to his 18th century counterpart for assumed approval of his vanity projects. (Kevin Carter / Getty Images)

Trump gets George Washington's approval

CK Smith

The president thanks George Washington for his "brilliant ideas" while imagining the pair in several AI posts

President Donald Trump with New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani in the Oval Office, Nov. 21, 2025. (Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images)

Even MAGA loves socialism now

Andrew O'Hehir

Everyone's done with capitalism — except mainstream Democrats, late to the party as usual

When it was released 20 years ago, "Talladega Nights" predicted the direction of American culture to eerie degrees (David J. Griffin/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

We're still in Ricky Bobby's world

Alex Galbraith

Twenty years ago, Will Ferrell's stock car manchild presaged an overheated era of US culture

« Previous
Page: 1
Next »